YouTube loses music clip copyright battle in court

German court rules that YouTube must take down copyrighted music clips - a move which could lead to royalty payments

Google v Oracle: a far-reaching trial of characters as much as copyright

Google's battle with Oracle may have far-reaching patent implications, but the lay jury will rule by more personal criteria. By Charles Arthur

Microsoft revenues beat forecasts but Xbox and Bing disappoint as profits dip

Strength in Windows and Office divisions continues but online services and games console weakness drags profits back. By Charles Arthur

Technology should help us share, not constrain us

Richard Stallman: The battle for the net: Companies like Amazon can control the way we use the ebooks we buy. Instead let's build a publishing model based on freedom

Oracle v Google court case over Android begins

Search giant could face billion-dollar payout if it loses – but even if it wins, it could be forced to reveal smartphone plans. By Charles Arthur

Google fined by FCC over Street View

Web giant to pay $25,000 for collecting personal information without permission and impeding investigation. By Charles Arthur

How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR’s shadow to become an internet titan

The European country where Skype was born made a conscious decision to embrace the web after shaking off Soviet shacklesEesti keel | Estonian language version

Google posts strong first-quarter results and announces two-for-one stock split

Search giant's first-quarter earnings up 60% to $2.89bn year-on-year, but cost-per-click falls for second quarter in a row

Is Instagram the next YouTube or the next Flickr?

Instagram gives Facebook the hottest app in mobile, now the cutting edge of tech

Instagram: what is Facebook getting for $1bn?

Is the social network just after another chunk of the world's visual memory, asks Guardian head of photography Roger Tooth

Why did Facebook buy Instagram for a whopping $1bn?

Why did Facebook pay such a massive price? We're collecting insights from industry observers – and we'd like your thoughts

UK ‘exporting surveillance technology to repressive nations’

Fears that software similar to that which government wants to use in Britain is being sold to monitor dissidents abroad

Apple’s share price overtakes Google as it is forecast to be first $1tn company

Apple shares could soon hit $1,000, analysts predict, with China and television market key to growth

Amazon: £7bn sales, no UK corporation tax

Online retailer's British operation owned by company in Luxembourg which receives all payments for books, DVDs and other goods

How Amazon finds tax loopholes

Company's US map shows states in red, yellow or green colour to warn executives where laws could trigger tax collections